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tara 🦃
@magnolia2010.bsky.social
armed with will and determination, and grace, too. 40something encouragement auntie of conscience. mobilian. lawyer. doing my best. joy in the face of horrors. you can do this.

"we are concern, we are hope despite the times." - R.E.M.
posting this way to prove there's actually sweet potato in this dish before i finish laying on the topping.

all casseroles patiently waiting to be baked. grazing snack assembly starts in 30mins. smoked turkey goes in to heat at 3:20. i am happy af right now.
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
this is so weird. music that was supposed to be the absolute downfall of society is now on the macy's parade with cartoon characters.
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
November 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
there were five abandoned buggies down the back side of the publix. took an extra one back to the front of the store. thought to myself, hmm, wonder if doing something like this is BeCoMiNg My PaReNtS. 🙄

i hate those ads, they are socially corrosive.
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
pick it up and hear THWACK. look down.

sweet bébé had a great idea, in theory, to bundle everything for us. except i couldn't see the rest of the bundle and it fell out of the rubber band and landed all over the porch.

an attempt was made. lol.
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
bless our tiny bébé mail carrier's heart. he's about 24. he's new to the job and to life in general.

look on the porch, see this box. go to pick it up.
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
hello little darling, aren't you gonna be excellent in dressing tomorrow.

storebought does fine, of course, but from-scratch cornbread is SO EASY, it's absolutely within beginner's grasp. if you ever wanna start cooking, this is a great place to come in.
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
if you thought you held grudges:

we're watching SDSU-oregon

i am playing a game on my phone

out of nowhere, almost to himself, the beloved: "FUCK dana altman."

me: huh

him: the below, except with lots more instances of "motherfucker"
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM
stay up super late tonight
drinking wine and making pies
put a little sugar in the mixing bowl
and make a batter

we're half awake
making pump-kin pie
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
took two stores and a fair amount of cursing, but the shopping is done.

tuesday night post-dinner pie/baking may commence.
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
i said this in the @actioncookbook.com comments today (thanks for indulging my mini-essay), and the more i reflect on it, the stronger i feel about it.
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
i finished last night. i present the track listing of

88 songs about 44 years (+2 to grow on)

[alt text HATES grids, sorry for the delay]
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
to rein myself in, i set rules. 13 of them.
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
we scaled some oven stuff back in favor of some stovetop stuff for timing reasons this year. let's see how it goes...
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
endorsement: the lego botanical garden set. this one is a ton of fun - loads of plants, sweet architectural details.
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
had to replace an old set of measuring cups that i've had for ages bc, ironically, they were brittle plastic and broke. decided to get metal ones to be more sustainable. open the package to put them in the dishwasher...

we have got to use plastic smarter than this. good lord.
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
good morning - it is the week every fall when i do a home cleaning and supply refresh. we let ourselves get sucked into the simplehuman trash can thing, and i like those bags, but if i run out this week i am going to the CVS to grab a box of glad bags, not spending $121 USD to overnight faincy ones.
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
this person gave me the ok to take a pic of this sign. it was a nice thing to see in the 'dome.
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
saints season tickets are incredibly affordable - i've been in the 100 level for close to 20 years.
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
i mean, it's southern for me (🩵💛), but i do enjoy grambling too. halftime HBCU bands are so fun.
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
it begins. and given how both teams are playing? may not be the worst thing to look at this man's back the whole day.
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
a) pssh, you're cute in that pic!
b) my turn!
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
like. look what they took from us, and look at the trash they're offering now.
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
note to self: when you wear mascara on a random monday, you do need to remember to take it off, lest you wake up on tuesday all smudgy.
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM